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. 1924 Sep 20;7(1):171–176. doi: 10.1085/jgp.7.1.171

THE INFLUENCE OF OXYGEN TENSION UPON METABOLIC RATE IN INVERTEBRATES

W R Amberson 1, H S Mayerson 1, W J Scott 1
PMCID: PMC2140664  PMID: 19872121

Abstract

It is shown that in several of the higher invertebrate animals, oxygen consumption is directly proportional to the oxygen tension in the sea water, over a wide range.

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